Privacy Policy
Effective Date: 04/16/2025 Last Updated: 04/16/2025
At Smokehouse Run & Country Mile ("we," "us," or "our"), we prioritize your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and share your personal information when you visit our website smokehouserun.com (the "Site") or use our services, including event ticket sales, product purchases, and event sign-ups. It also explains your rights in relation to your data and how to exercise them.
By using the Site, you consent to the collection and use of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
We collect the following types of information:
Personal Information: Information you provide to us directly, such as your name, email address, phone number, shipping address, and payment details when you purchase tickets, register for events, or buy products.
Usage Data: Data collected automatically as you use our Site, including IP addresses, browser type, operating system, pages visited, and the time spent on the Site.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to collect data about your preferences and actions on our Site.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use your information to:
Process and fulfill event ticket purchases and product orders.
Register you for events and send you relevant event details.
Send order confirmations, receipts, and communication about your transactions.
Communicate with you about marketing offers, updates, and newsletters (with your consent).
Respond to your customer support inquiries.
Improve the functionality of the Site and our services, including through analytics provided by Google Analytics 4 (GA4), which anonymizes your IP address by default.
Comply with legal, regulatory, or tax obligations.
Prevent fraud, unauthorized access, and other illegal activities.
Google Analytics 4 (GA4) cookies are used to monitor user interaction with the Site. The cookies used by GA4 include _ga, _gid, and _gat, and these help us understand Site usage and improve your experience. These cookies anonymize user data by masking IP addresses.
3. Data Retention
We retain your personal data for as long as necessary to provide you with our services and to comply with our legal obligations. After this period, your data will be securely deleted or anonymized, in accordance with applicable laws.
4. Sharing Your Information
We may share your personal data with third-party service providers for the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, including:
Payment processors (e.g., Stripe, PayPal)
Event management platformsShipping and fulfillment providers
Email marketing and newsletter platforms (e.g., Mailchimp, Klaviyo)
Google Analytics 4 (GA4) for analyzing Site traffic
Legal authorities, where required by law
These third parties are required to use your data only for the services they provide and maintain its confidentiality.
5. Your Data Protection Rights
You have several rights concerning your personal data, especially if you are a resident of California, Colorado, Virginia, Illinois, or other states with strong privacy laws. These rights include:
Access: You can request to know what personal data we hold about you.
Correction: You can request that we correct any inaccuracies in your data.
Deletion: You can request that we delete your personal data, subject to certain exceptions (e.g., to comply with legal obligations).
Opt-Out: You can opt out of receiving marketing communications or the sharing of your data for third-party marketing purposes.
Portability: You may request a copy of your data in a structured, commonly used format.
Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights under applicable privacy laws.To exercise your rights, please contact us at info@smokehouserun.com. We may require proof of identity to fulfill your request.
6. State-Specific Privacy Rights
If you are a resident of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, Utah, Illinois, or other states with high data protection laws, you have additional rights regarding your personal data. These include:
Right to Know: You can request that we disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data we collect, use, or share.
Right to Delete: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data, with certain exceptions.
Right to Opt-Out: You have the right to opt out of the sale of your personal data or its sharing for targeted advertising purposes.
Right to Correct: You may request that we correct inaccurate data we hold about you.
Right to Data Portability: You may request a copy of the personal data you’ve provided to us in a machine-readable format.
For California residents, your rights are also described in the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and for Illinois residents, the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) and Illinois Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) may also apply.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@smokehouserun.com.
7. Google Analytics and Your Privacy
We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to analyze traffic on the Site. GA4 anonymizes the IP addresses of users, and we do not combine this data with any personally identifiable information. You can opt-out of Google Analytics tracking by using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout).
8. Security
We implement strong security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, and destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will notify you via email or by posting a notice on the Site. You are encouraged to review this Privacy Policy regularly to stay informed of any updates.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, your data rights, or any other inquiries, please contact us at:
Smokehouse Run & Country Mile
Email: info@smokehouserun.com
Website: smokehouserun.com
